Graduate Certificate in Protected Area Planning

Graduate Certificate

Throughout the world there are over 160,000 protected areas that are managed with the aim of ensuring the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Good planning is essential if protected areas are to achieve this aim.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

0.5 - 2 years full-time

Course Code

K5J

Intake Months

Jul

International Fees

$32,450 per year / $16,225 total

About this course

Throughout the world there are over 160,000 protected areas that are managed with the aim of ensuring the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

Good planning is essential if protected areas are to achieve this aim.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills required by contemporary protected area planners. This course covers planning practice in government, private and community-based protected areas.

The course has been developed as part of an initiative to establish a protected area learning and research centre. This initiative is being led by a Steering Committee comprising representatives from The University of Tasmania, Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service, Tasmanian Land Conservancy, Parks Victoria, Parks Australia, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, James Cook University, Murdoch University and Charles Darwin University.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor degree in any discipline or equivalent.

Students without the stated entry requirements but who have relevant professional experience and/or training may apply.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

English Language Requirements are: IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0)

Course Specific Requirements

Candidates for the Graduate Certificate of Protected Area Planning shall be qualified for entry if they hold an undergraduate degree or other tertiary qualification(s) deemed by the Faculty to be equivalent for this purpose.

What you will learn

1 Synthesise theory and contemporary knowledge in protected areas to define problems and solutions.

2 Generate solutions to protected area problems by applying data collection and analysis techniques.

Career pathways

Graduate with planning knowledge and skills sought by government protected area agencies, private and NGO protected area managers, and community-based organisations. The course has been designed to meet international competencies for protected area planners specified by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.

Course structure

This course consists of three compulsory units (50% credit).

Credit for prior study or work

Students completing the GradCertProtAreaPlg will be eligible for 50% credit towards K7E Master of Protected Area Governance and Management.

Students completing KGA531 and KGA532 in the GradCertProtAreaPlg will be eligible for 25% credit towards S7U Masters of Environmental Planning.